Alleged racial-profiling by cop has judge 'inclined' to release former DC firefighter from prison Elon Wilson has spent 20 months behind bars after arrest by an officer prosecutors now call a 'liar.' Author: Bruce Leshan Updated: 4:57 PM EDT April 16, 2021 FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A former D.C. firefighter convicted of gun and drug charges could be out of prison in days in what is shaping up as a potentially historic racial profiling case. The Fairfax County prosecutor said he’s likely to ask a judge to throw out as many as 400 cases involving an officer he says was a “bad cop,” including the case against former firefighter Elon Wilson, who has spent the last 20 months in prison.